Accounting Assistant Certificate
(formerly Accounting Certificate)
Curriculum BUS.ACC.CERT (C306A)
For students seeking to enter or progress in the accounting profession beyond bookkeeping level, such as in the areas of accounts payable, accounts receivable, tax and general ledger support.
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the successful completion of the Accounting Assistant Certificate, the graduate will be able to:
- assemble the entire accounting cycle by analyzing business transactions, composing journal entries, preparing trial balances, and reporting the results in the financial statements;
- differentiate between variable and fixed costs, direct and indirect costs, and product and period costs;
- prepare the master budget including schedules for budgeted sales, production, operating expenses, and cash;
- calculate an individual taxpayer’s taxable income by applying appropriate deductions to the gross income; and
- manage workbooks, formulas, and data by using appropriate Excel tools.
| ACC 101 ◊ Financial Accounting | | 4 credits |
| BUS 141 ◊ Introduction to Business | | 3 credits |
| BUS 161 ◊ Business Law I | | 3 credits |
| BUS 107 ◊ Microsoft Office in Business Applications | | 3 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 13 |
| ACC 105 ◊ # Managerial Accounting | | 3 credits |
| BUS 102 ◊ Small Business Accounting | | 3 credits |
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| CIS 155 ◊ Microsoft Excel I | | 3 credits |
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| CIS 157 ◊ Microsoft Access I | | 3 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 9 |
| ACC 256 ◊ # Tax Accounting | | 3 credits |
| BUS 188 ◊ Business Writing | | 3 credits |
| CIS 161 ◊ # Microsoft Excel II | | 3 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 9 |
Total Credit Hours: 31
See ACC course descriptions; BUS course descriptions.
Coordinator: Dr. William M. Griffin, Ext. 3579